10 Most Happening Technologies For A Promising 2014

Bangalore: 2013 saw no short of innovatory products. Technology, refusing to be confined inside pockets and bags, got onto heads and wrists in the form of Google Glass and Galaxy Gear; the latest 4K televisions ridiculed HD and 3D TVs; Smartphones and tablets became thinner, smarter, and snappier than before–some even got curvy! But that was last year, time has now come to look into the crystal ball and see what 2014 has in store for us, as compiled by Yahoo!.

#1 Internet phone calls to take over

If we are to believe futuretimeline.net, using VoIP (Voice over IP) for calls through services like Skype is set to become the norm in 2014.

Verdict: Unlikely. As useful as Skype, Viber and other such services might be, especially for making international calls, the reliability isn’t quite there yet. Then there are issues like data charges and QoS (Quality of Service).